FIBA World Cup 2023 results on August 28: The US team takes the next step, Luka Doncic dances in Group F
The US basketball team won their second consecutive victory at the 2023 FIBA World Cup, when they beat Greece by 28 points, 1 point more than the previous crushing New Zealand match.
The responsibility for scoring is shared regularly among the students of coach Steve Kerr. Austin Reaves is the only person to reach the 15 point mark, while there are 9 names with 8 or more points.
This victory guarantees a place in the second round for the US team. In the final match of Group D, the defending Olympic champion promises to continue to have another 40 minutes of overwhelming the opponent, when only having to meet the bottom team of Jordan.
The efforts of Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and his teammates could only help the Asian representative bring the match into extra time, before losing to New Zealand. However, this good achievement also helps them to have a good position in the race to the Olympic ticket.
Meanwhile, Greece and New Zealand will fight in the last round to compete for tickets to the next round with the US. The two winners of Group D will join the group with the two winners of Group J, Montenegro and Lithuania.
Luka Doncic did not let the fans down in Slovenia's 88-67 win over Georgia. The Dallas Mavericks superstar has an impressive record with 34 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.
After the first two games, Doncic is averaging 36 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists per game at the FIBA World Cup. A similar brilliant performance against Cape Verde will help the European representative secure a ticket to continue.
Cape Verde opens up hope to continue with victory over Venezuela. However, the head-to-head record and the point difference behind Georgia mean they will have to squeeze through a very narrow door in the next match.
Spain has the second victory in the defense of the FIBA World Cup title. The victim this time is Brazil.
The defending champion took advantage of the physical advantages of the Hernangomez brothers and Usman Garuba, thereby mastering the area under the basket and taking the initiative in his hand.
The Memphis Grizzlies' Santi Aldama led Spain's scoring list with 15 points, while Willy Hernangomez contributed 14 points and five rebounds.
Spain won tickets to the second round with this victory. They will face Canada and Latvia in the next matches on their way to the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, Brazil and Ivory Coast face off directly to compete for the remaining place.
After the "smashing" defeat to Serbia, China continued to experience a disastrous match. Before a new opponent who had attended the tournament for the first time, Kyle Anderson and his teammates suffered a 69-89 defeat.
The historic victory helps South Sudan open up the opportunity to continue, and they have the last match with the top team Serbia to realize the dream. Meanwhile, China will have to go all out against Puerto Rico. However, the bad performance in the last 2 matches made the Asian representative not receive much confidence.
